German (also Bürg): topographic name, from Middle
High German burc ‘fortification’, ‘castle’, or a habitational
name from any of the numerous places called Burg.German: from a
short form of the personal name Burkhard (see
Burkhart).Dutch: short form of Vanderburg.Dutch: from a short form of the Germanic personal name
Burgo.Jewish: variant of Burger.Probably in some cases an altered spelling of Burgh.
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